Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-10-24
NOTHING DESI 0ilC HERE.
REMARKABLE GOiNGs ON IN HIST ORIG
WESTMINSTER ABBEY

A Mob of Unemployed Work ingmen Make
Themselves Exceedingly Free in the
Sacred Pile Without Let or Hindrance-
Wild Times at Wood ord, Ireland-Brit-
i,h Liberals Wax wroth at the Police.
LONDON, Oct "a Several thousand un-
employed marche in baly from Trafalgar
square to Westminster Abbey Sunday after
noon. Their leader carried red flag.
Twelve hundred of tnem were admitted
without opposition. The rel fag was left
in charge of the verger. Many kept their
hats on, whisllei and sat upon the pelestas
of the statues. Others m.xI with the re-
guar audience, but the greater portion of
the latter departed as soon as practicable,
leaving the strangers in almost sole posses
sion. The unwelcome visitors offered no
violence, but showed their disregard for the
place by indiScrimnate conversation, tobacco
cl ewing, cOpious expectoTation, &c During
the first lesson they grew bolder d loully
jeereL the reader, drowning his voice. TINS
conduct was repeated at the second lesson.
Canon Prother preached from the text
Roman IL, l. 81 beseeth YOU therefore, lreth-
rem, by the mereies of Go that ye present
your boiies n Twin sacrifice, hyl;, acCepta
bic unto God, which is voar reasonable sery-
ice" He argued that the punishment Of law
breakers was necessary for the good Of tue
community. This evident application of the
personal argument was not tayoTably re-
ceived. There was disorder, and cries of "Oh
bosh." The preacher made an earnest appeal
for Order and exhorted his hearers to try to
uproot evil and to plant good in its place.
Some one cried out, That's what We are 60
ing to do,' and there were shouts Of Hear,
hear" and cheers
Canon Prothero, realizing that tha ordi-
nary style of sermonizing would not be ac-
cepted by his novel audience, now threw his
notes aside and addressed himself directly to
the unruly crowd He declared that while
legislation alone could provide remedy for
their hunger and suffering, everybody could
feel and express sympathy for them. This
seemed to Strike the crowd i'll humorous
sense, for there was delirious laughter, AMI
cries Of, That's all We shall get etc. The
canon wen on to say that charitable agen-
cies mi ut do much. This was greeted by a
cry of I'VE don't want charity, we want
work" The preacher got along better when
he declared hinlsel. in favor of state all for
AT the close of the service, however, the
audience summed up their opinion of the
proceedings by vigorously kissing as they
marched out. They were loudly cheered by
their comrades outside as they made their re-
appearance.
Tue whole boiy then march n nois4ily back
| to Trafalgar square, where speeches were
made in which the leaders denounced the
| church for its failure to alleviate the condi-
tion of the poor, and condemned the police
| for their brutality. There were several al
rests made, the charges registered against the
| prisoners being brawling AMI stealing.
There was no attempt Of the police 10 stop
| the workingmen's meetings Su =, and a
| large number were held at ,. of which
violent speeches were made, but no violence
occurred. The action of the police is gen
! orally approved